i thought the issue here was the treatment of animals not whether we are lactarians or vegans. Did i miss something?
.... With this model in view it becomes apparent eating for instance sprouts would be preferable to eating dogs.
Steve, I think that Laila's insistence against milk and cheese is due to the fact that today it is difficult to find animals-friendly sources of dairy products. Difficult but not impossible. As you say, almost everywhere there are small family-run businesses which raise free-ranging chickens in a very friendly environment. In the mountains close to my place, sheep herding is presently little different from what it was 2000 years ago. Sheep browse around in the meadows, with big sheperd dogs who are pretty scary, to protect them agaisnt wolves. The milk from such sheep is totally natural. The lamb is either raised or killed for meat. It's never, I think, thrown away.
After all this discussion I'm goign to try and found such sources. In teh meanwhile I'm having biological products, which at least give a guarantee of a minimum of consideration toward the poor cows.
Sprouts and dogs: you should say 'puppies', lol, and alive. Yes, nobody but the most Vicious geek would think about eating puppies alive. Although I know they eat gold fish and frogs alive in contests.
